According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 28 million Americans smoke tobacco (11% of US adults). 68% of smokers want to quit, and 55% of smokers have tried at least ...

Tobacco use in Missouri remains a focus for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. A new campaign is focusing ...

Statistically, it takes multiple attempts to quit smoking before people succeed. (Getty Images) If so many people want to stop, why is it so difficult? The main culprit is nicotine, which is a highly ...

WASHINGTON — E-cigarettes were about as effective at helping people quit smoking as the gold-standard pharmaceutical drug, varenicline, according to a clinical trial published Monday in JAMA Internal ...

While some people have used bananas as a cheap and nutritious way to reduce cravings, there isn’t much research to back this up. There are many reasons to quit smoking and a number of ways to achieve ...

Ozempic may be able to help people quit smoking and potentially reduce the need for additional anti-smoking aids, a new study claims. Researchers from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine examined ...

If cigarettes contained very little of the chemical that keeps people smoking, it could help smokers move away from these deadly products. That’s the rationale behind a new rule proposed on January 15 ...

Quitting smoking ranks among the toughest health goals for 2026. Three former smokers share personal journeys, from cravings to triggers and the turning points that helped them quit.

Quitting smoking often leads to weight gain due to a combination of decreased metabolism and increased eating. The metabolic boost from nicotine accounts for 31% of weight gain, while increased eating ...

People who smoke often desire to quit. Yet smoking can be a hard habit to break, even knowing the clear link between smoking and cancer. While there are smoking cessation programs that can help, many ...